Steam games on 2 Hard Drives.

[Eli Stout]

At first I had to 500gb HDDs. One had all my steam games and the other had everything else. I recently bought a 128gb SSD for windows and everything else. This way I could have 2 500gb drives just for steam games. my first 500gb is full and I have more games to download so I was going to make another steam apps file in the other now empty 500gb but I don't know how.

 

[Suztera]

You can have another steam library folder and you can have games installed on a SSD and on a HDD.
You just need to create another steam library folder in the settings.

 

[USAFRet]

Yes. As above, Steam does this natively.

 

[Eli Stout]

It says failed, drive is read only

 

[USAFRet]

It says failed, drive is read only

If you are currently downloading/installing a Steam game, it may do that.

 

[Eli Stout]

Your saying it will notice I don't have enough space and then start installing on the other drive?

 

[USAFRet]

Your saying it will notice I don't have enough space and then start installing on the other drive?

No, it won't do that. But I think, trying to add new places is on hold until whatever you are installing is finished.

Once you do have alternate locations identified, you have to make the selection of which drive or folder to install to. It doesn't choose automatically if a particular drive is near full.

 

[Eli Stout]

When I choose the new drive it says It needs a folder so I clicked add folder and hit enter. Steam then said this drive is read only.

 

[USAFRet]

When I choose the new drive it says It needs a folder so I clicked add folder and hit enter. Steam then said this drive is read only.

Can you access that drive via normal means? File Explorer, maybe?

 

[Eli Stout]

Yep

 

[Eli Stout]

I've tried making a "SteamLibrary" folder from there.

 

[Eli Stout]

Under disk management the drive is healthy

 

[USAFRet]

I've tried making a "SteamLibrary" folder from there.

In File Explorer? Did it work?

 

[Eli Stout]

Is there some way to record my screen and attach the video to my comment?

 

[USAFRet]

Is there some way to record my screen and attach the video to my comment?

well, yes, but....

Going through the Steam settings, what is it actually doing when you try to create a new folder? I just made one, directly through the Steam client.

 

[Eli Stout]

I have a video of the process but how can I send it to you?

 

[USAFRet]

I have a video of the process but how can I send it to you?

Upload it somewhere (youtube?), and you can enter the URL here, via the button to the right of the smiley face icon.

 

[Eli Stout]

Okay Ill try that

 

[Eli Stout]

Got it
https://youtu.be/cdAsKdRe-QU

 

[USAFRet]

Got it
https://youtu.be/cdAsKdRe-QU

That would seem to be some issue with your G drive. Can you make one anywhere else?

 

[Eli Stout]

Like a different drive?

 

[USAFRet]

Like a different drive?

Yes.
We're trying to isolate it between a drive fail, or a Steam client fail.

 

[Eli Stout]

I have a 500 gb with all my other steam games, a 120gb ssd for windows and other files and this other 500gb.

 

[USAFRet]

I have a 500 gb with all my other steam games, a 120gb ssd for windows and other files and this other 500gb.

OK, so try one of the other drives.
Does it work?

 

[Eli Stout]

It does not let me do it on the ssd either. Only the E drive (the one that the games are already on)